Cornsilk

#f9f4df

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cornsilk, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cornsilk falls in the yellow band, pale and strong. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Cornsilk color values

Every conversion for #f9f4df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f9f4df

RGB249, 244, 223

HSL48, 68%, 93%

HSV48, 10%, 98%

CMYK0%, 2%, 10%, 2%

Lab96.07, -1.82, 10.7

XYZ84.74, 90.17, 82.75

Decimal16381151

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone454 C

Shades of cornsilk

#f2e7ba #ebda95 #e4ce6f #ddc14a #d4b328 #ae9321 #89741a #645413 #3f350c #1a1605

Tints of cornsilk

#f9f5e1 #faf5e2 #faf6e4 #faf6e6 #fbf7e7 #fbf7e9 #fbf8eb #fcf9ed #fcf9ee #fcfaf0

Colors that go with cornsilk

Complementary#dfe4f9 Analogous#f9e7df Analogous#f1f9df Triadic#dff9f4 Triadic#f4dff9 Split complementary#dff1f9 Split complementary#e7dff9

Cornsilk in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 10, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f9f4df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 10 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 13 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornsilk in css

Copy #f9f4df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f9f4df; }
.text { color: #f9f4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f4df; }

How cornsilk looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cornsilk and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f9f4df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f9f4df against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cornsilk on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f9f4df sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around cornsilk? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cornsilk into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f9f4df and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cornsilk, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f9f4df is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.